Class 12: 24/10/13-4/11/13 MAG1/M1 Who Owns Art?

Who Owns Art?
Introduction
1. Leonardo Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa
2. Jackson Pollock, Number 8
3. Van Gogh, Starry Night
4. Pablo Picasso, The Kiss
5. Gustav Klimt, The Kiss

- Three Main Questions
o Who decides something is art?
o Who decides its value?
o Who owns art?

1. Marcel Duchamp, Fountain (1917)

Art as a Commodity
- Art is a leading source of income and considered a luxury commodity.
- Paintings, sculptures, and other forms of art are sold for millions of dollars.
- Income is also generated from the display of art at shows or in museums such as the Louvre.
- But how much?

- The Card Players by Paul Cézanne
Sold for over $250 million in 2011.
Peers, Alexandra (January 2012). "Qatar Purchases Cézanne’s The Card Players for More Than $250 Million, Highest Price Ever for a Work of Art". QuatarSale.
- No° 5 by Jackson Pollock
Sold for $140 million in 2006.
Carol Vogel, A Pollock Is Sold, Possibly for a Record Price, New York Times, November 2, 2006
- Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens
Sold for $76.2 million in 2002
Art Gallery of Ontario

What does this have to do with tourism?!
- Art isn’t just paintings or sculptures.
- Art is a real tourism industry.
- Every year an average of 8 million people visit the Louvre.
"Le Louvre a accueilli 8,8 millions de visiteurs en 2011". Radio-Canada with Agence France-Presse. 3 January 2012.

The average price of admission at the Louvre is 11€, therefore on admission alone the Louvre could gain €88 million in one year!

Egypt Case Study
Egypt’s Lost Treasures
- Nefertiti’s Bust in Berlin
- The Rosetta Stone at the British Museum
- Egytian artifacts are spread all over the world.
- Idea of finders-keepers archaeology in the past.
- France did give back many pieces under Mitterand.
Most of the artifacts however that are given back are not the main attention grabbing ones. It is unlikely that something as big as the Rosetta Stone will be returned unless organizations such as UNESCO get involved.

Greece Case Study
- The lost Parthenon treasures.
- Today, many Greek antiquities are held in Museums outside of Greece.
 Most notably at the British Museum and the Louvre in Paris.
- In the 1800 Lord Elgin, a British lord was given permission by the ruling Ottoman Empire to take the statues for his personal use.
- At this time Greece was in a major and violent war and Lord Elgin feared for the safety of the treasures.
- Lord Elgin would give the sculptures to the British Museum where they are now on display free of charge.
- Now Greece is calling for the return of the Parthenon statues and friezes.
- The Greek government believes that the art was not legally acquired because it was not the Greeks who gave permission.
- The Greeks would like to place the art in a museum at the Acropolis.


Greece
- The Marbles were not acquired “legally.”
- They are part of Greece’s history.
- The will generate tourism for Greece.
- They have a new museum to go to.



British Museum
- They were acquired in agreement with the ruler at the time.
- They are on display for free.
- More people have access to them in the UK than in Greece.
- It would create a slippery slope of emptying museums.


The Art of the Steal
February 26, 2010
Don Argott
IFC Films
Very celebrated documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- A documentary film about the biggest art heist in modern history.
- The complete works of the Barnes Foundation in Pennsylvania was taken against the will testimony of the foundation and put into the Philadelphia Museum.
- The Collection of Albert C. Barnes was valued at over $25 billion.

Tongue Twisters from the Game!

How much caramel can a canny canonball cram in a camel if a canny canonball can cram caramel in a camel?

The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

As I was in Arkansas I saw a saw that could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you happen to be in Arkansas and see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw saw I'd like to see the saw you saw saw.

Unique New York,

unique New York,

unique New York

Red leather, yellow leather,

red leather, yellow leather,

red leather, yellow leather

Swan swam over the sea.
Swim, swan, swim!
Swan swam back again.
Well swum swan!

She sells sea shells on the sea shore;
The shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure.
So if she sells sea shells on the sea shore,
I'm sure that the shells are sea shore shells.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

How much wood a woodchuck chuck,

 if a woodchuck could and would chuck wood?

If a woodchuck could and would chuck wood,

he would chuck, he would, as much as he could,

and chuck as much wood as any woodchuck would,

 if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Whether the weather be fine
or whether the weather be not.
Whether the weather be cold
or whether the weather be hot.
We'll weather the weather
whether we like it or not.

A Tudor who tooted the flute
tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor,
"Is it harder to toot or
to tutor two tooters to toot?"

A tree toad loved a she-toad,
Who lived up in a tree.
He was a three-toed tree toad,
But a two-toed toad was she.
The three-toed tree toad tried to win,
The two-toed she-toad's heart,
For the three-toed tree toad loved the ground,
That the two-toed tree toad trod.
But the three-toed tree toad tried in vain.
He couldn't please her whim.
From her tree toad bower,
With her two-toed power,
The she-toad vetoed him.

You've no need to light a night-light
On a light night like tonight,
For a night-light's light's a slight light,
And tonight's a night that's light.
When a night's light, like tonight's light,
It is really not quite right
To light night-lights with their slight lights
On a light night like tonight.

Sir Lofolus Thistle

The thistle sifter

Sifted 10,000 thistles 

through the thick of his thumb.

Class 11: 21/10/13-23/10/13 MAG1/M1: CVs and Cover Letters

CV Instructions:

CV/Resume Notes

Writing a CV/resume in English is very different to writing one in French.  It is important to understand the structure and vocabulary used in English CVs/resumes.

Heading

Name: In English, the first name is written first, followed by your last name with only the first letter capitalized.

(ex. John Smith)

Address: This should be written on two lines and include a postal code.  In English, only the first letter of a city is capitalized.

                (ex. 49100 Angers)

Phone: Include the country code for your phone number so those who need to reach you can do so easily.

                (ex. +33 6 12 34 56 78)

Email: you do not need to write the word “email” before the heading, it is clear that this is your email thanks to the @.

(name.lastname@gmail.com) ß make sure that the email address is something professional that has your name in it, not something such as frenchgirl234@gmail.com

Birth Date: this is optional on an English CV/resume, however you may include it if you wish.  Make sure that you label this as Date of Birth on the CV and use the English date format of Day/Month/Year.  (ex. 3/12/1990)

Nationality: this is also not necessary to include, but if you would like to make sure that you have labeled it correctly. 

Objective

This part of the CV is important to give your future employer a quick definition of yourself and why you should be hired.  This is a short headline that is a description of how you fit into the job opportunity. 

(When using numbers here make sure that any number under ten is written out in word form.)

Work Experience

This is the most important part of your CV, so make sure that you are thorough in your descriptions.

1.        Make sure you put the date of your work experience either in a separate column or in bold so that it is easy to identify.  Use at minimum the years that you worked (ex. 2005-2007) but if you know the precise months include those as well (ex. June 2005 – September 2007).  If you are still currently working at this job write the date you started followed by present (ex. June 2005 – present).

2.        Write the name of the company that you worked for in another style such as bold or italics followed the location (city, country) where the company was located in regular font.

3.        Write the title that you held during the job and whether it was full time, part time, or an internship (stage en français).  (ex. Assistant Manager, Full Time)

4.        Then you should give a brief description of what the company does and your role within the company.  This could include any major achievements made during your experience (ex. Raised inventory productivity).

5.        Work experience should be listed from most recent to least recent.  There should be no large gaps in your experience unless it is accounted for by school.  You do not need to include seasonal jobs that do not relate to the opportunity that you are applying for. 

6.        DO NOT include specifics of how many hours you worked a week or how much money you earned, these can be discussed in an interview later if needed. 

7.        Avoid using the word “I” in the CV; instead write your information without the subject (ex. Oversaw construction site personnel).

8.        Here are some helpful "action verbs" (for example: achieved, arranged, assisted, co-ordinated, completed, dealt with, developed, established, expanded, handled, helped, implemented, improved, increased, interviewed, introduced, maintained, managed, negotiated, organised, planned, processed, programmed, proposed, promoted, purchased, redesigned, reduced, reorganised, revised, sold, solved, streamlined, supervised, trained, translated, worked, wrote).

Education Experience

Education is important to getting a job in the future and it is important that you list the equivalences correctly of the French system to an English system. 

1.        Make sure you put the date of your education experience either in a separate column or in bold so that it is easy to identify.  Use at minimum the years that you were in school (ex. 2005-2007) but if you know the precise months include those as well (ex. June 2005 – September 2007).  If you are still currently attending, write the date you started followed by present (ex. June 2005 – present).

2.        Write the Name of the School in English in another style such as bold or italics.  (ex. University of Angers or Charles de Gaulle High School (US) David d’Angers Secondary School (UK)).

3.        For university, write the equivalent in English only if possible, however you may write the French title and then translate it to English in parentheses.  (ex. L3 Anglais (equivalent Bachelor’s of English)). 

4.        Next for lycée, write what you obtained in the French system in French followed by the English or American equivalent in parentheses.  (ex. Baccalauréat (High School Diploma), specialty, with honors) or for UK (ex. Baccalauréat (A levels in (state the subjects), with honors).

5.        Write about any other training that you received through educational courses with descriptions and dates. 

6.        Underneath every school write any special mentions you received or activities that you did that might be applicable to the job. 

7.        Do not include grades because they are often not the same as the systems in Anglophone countries.  You can write that you were at the top of your class or had a high standing if that is the case. 

8.        Do not write about any schools attended before the age of 15.

Languages

1.        Include all languages that you speak and their level including any diplomas that you have received for language.

(ex. French (native language); English (fluent) TOEIC 789; Spanish (conversational); Italian (beginner)).

2.        If you have different levels orally and in written form be sure to specify those as well.

Programs/Skills

1.        Write about any skills in computer or other programs that you have that are useful to the job you are applying for.

(ex. Proficient in Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS and Content Management Systems).

2.        Do not list surfing the internet or email as a skill.  You can include a driver’s license if that will be important for your job.

Interests/Activities

1.        If you have room you may include any interests that you have that are interesting.  Do not put anything here that you would not want to discuss during an interview. 

2.        This could include sports or trips that you have taken. 

References

Often times employers will ask you to provide references from other jobs, you may decide to list references in this format:

Name, Title, Company, Location, Phone, Email address

Or simply write that References are available upon request. 

Important Tips for Writing a CV

·          Keep a simple format; use the same font throughout the CV to keep it clean.

·          To emphasize important words or headings, use Bold, italics, underlines, or CAPITALS.

·          A CV should fit neatly onto one page and have an easy to read font and size.  Use simple fonts like Times New Roman or Calibri in sizes 12 at the largest to 8 at the smallest. 

·          Always list things in chronological order from most recent to least recent.

·          List education first if you are applying to a school and work experience first if applying to a job or internship.

·          Always type and print your CV in black ink.

·          You do not need to attach a photo in the US or the UK. 

·          Be short, simple and concise in your phrasing. 

Words for Interests/Extracurricular activities

Licencié dans un club              Member of a club

Pratique en competition         At competetion level

Titulaire du BAFA                   Diploma in organising activities and looking after children

Secourisme                             First Aid

AFPS                                        First Aid Certificate

Educateur sportif (tennis)      I have a certificate which allows me to teach sport to children

Animateur (colonies de vac)  Children’s Summer camp organizer

Soutien scolaire                      Help children in difficulty with their schooling

Scoutisme                               I am Boy/Girl Scout

Travail saisonnier                   Seasonal work

                                                                     First Name Last Name

Address

Address

Email address

Phone Number

Date of Birth: dd/mm/yyyy

Nationality

Career Objective:

Explain why you are looking for a job and what position you hope to find.

Qualifications:

Concrete reasons why you are qualified

Experience:

Dates                                        Name of Company,Location                                                   Title

List your main duties

Dates                                        Name of Company,Location                                                   Title

List your main duties

Dates                                        Name of Company,Location                                                   Title

List your main duties

Education:

University Name (Dates Attended)

Current Status

Major and Program

Mentions

Awards

High School (Dates Attended)

Final Note

Awards

Activites

Languages

Skills/Hobbies

References available upon request.

 BAD CV EXAMPLE

Fiona Jenkins

13 Valley Lane

Dundee

DD3 7UH

Tel: (01382) 1234567

hotbabe@mail.com

Personal Details:

Marital Status: Single

Children: None  

Health: Very good

Nationality: British

Education:

1993 – 2000                  Highgate Primary School, Dundee

2000 – 2005                  Balgay High School, Dundee

            Achieved 3 Highers and 8 Standard Grades

2005 – Present              Tayside College, Dundee

                                                Currently studying to achieve HNC Retail Management

Work History:

Retail Assistant, Kensington Clothing, Dundee                                         2002 - 2005        

Duties: Worked part time in a clothes shop.

Assistant Manager, Streetwise Fashions, Perth                                        2005 - Present

Duties: Asisting in the running of a busy high street clothes shop.

Hobbies / Interests:

I enjoy watching TV, playing games on my computer and going out with my friends.

Additional Information:

Fluent in French and Spanish

Driving Licence (6 points)

Referrences:

Mrs Stewart                                                          Mr Jenkins                           

Tayside College                                     13 Valley Lane

Dundee                                                 Dundee

DD8 7PL                                               DD3 7UH

Cover Letter Instructions:

Tips to Know When Writing a Cover Letter

Main differences between e-mail and hard copy correspondence:

Format: your signature block (address, etc.) goes below your name in e-mail, while it goes at the          top of the page on hard copy.

E-mail requires a subject line logical to the recipient. E-mail subject lines can make or break    whether your e-mail is opened and read. Hard copy can have a subject line too, but it's               on the letter (after recipient's address block and before "Dear...," and it's seen after the                letter is opened.

Signature: Of course you won't have a handwritten signature on e-mail, but don't forget this on                             hard copy.

All cover letters should:

·         Explain why you are sending a resume. 
Don't send a resume without a cover letter.  
Don't make the reader guess what you are asking for; be specific: Do you want a summer internship opportunity, or a permanent position at graduation; are you inquiring about future employment possibilities?

·         Tell specifically how you learned about the position or the organization — a flyer posted in your department, a web site, a family friend who works at the organization. It is appropriate to mention the name of someone who suggested that you write.

·         Convince the reader to look at your resume. 
The cover letter will be seen first. 
Therefore, it must be very well written and targeted to that employer.

·         Call attention to elements of your background — education, leadership, experience — that are relevant to a position you are seeking. Be as specific as possible, using examples.

·         Reflect your attitude, personality, motivation, enthusiasm, and communication skills.

·         Provide or refer to any information specifically requested in a job advertisement that might not be covered in your resume, such as availability date, or reference to an attached writing sample.

·         Indicate what you will do to follow-up.

-          In a letter of application — applying for an advertised opening — applicants often say something like "I look forward to hearing from you." However, if you have further contact info (e.g. phone number) and if the employer hasn't said "no phone calls," it's better to take the initiative to follow-up, saying something like, "I will contact you in the next two weeks to see if you require any additional information regarding my qualifications."

-          In a letter of inquiry — asking about the possibility of an opening — don't assume the employer will contact you. You should say something like, "I will contact you in two weeks to learn more about upcoming employment opportunities with (name of organization)."  Then mark your calendar to make the call.

(Hard copy: sender address and contact info at top. Your address and the date can be left-justified, or centered.)

Example of a Bad Cover Letter

 BAD COVER LETTER

Dear Sir or Madman

I am about to complete my English and American Literature degree at the University of Kent, with a prospective result of a 2:1.

As a literature student, I have a strong love of books of all types and see work in a bookshop as a career area which would be a good starting point for a career in publishing which is my eventual career aim.

I have good experience of retail, having worked as a shelf stacker for Sainsburies. I have studied modules in Shakespeare, War Poets, Dickens and Creative Writing all of which I feel give me valuable knowledge. My interests include reading, playing computer games and stamp collecting and I am currently reading Robbie Williams' thought-provoking autobiography.

I am writing speculatively in the hope that you may consider me for any full-time vacancies that may arise in your store. I'm interested especialy in the retail side of a bookstore: interacting with customers and seeing where the modern tastes for literature lay.

I would be available to work from the beginning of June of this year. I have previous retail experience and believe that this, combined with my knowledge of and interest in books could be rewarding both to your store and to myself.

Yours faithfully

Frank Harrison

 GOOD COVER LETTER

Full Name
Your Street Address
City, State Zip Code
Telephone Number
E-mail Address

Month, Day, Year

Mr./Ms./Dr. FirstName LastName
Title
Name of Organization
Street or P. O. Box Address
City, State Zip Code

Dear Mr./Ms./Dr. LastName:

Opening paragraph: State why you are writing; how you learned of the organization or position, and basic information about yourself.

2nd paragraph: Tell why you are interested in the employer or type of work the employer does (Simply stating that you are interested does not tell why, and can sound like a form letter). Demonstrate that you know enough about the employer or position to relate your background to the employer or position. Mention specific qualifications which make you a good fit for the employer’s needs. (Focus on what you can do for the employer, not what the employer can do for you.) This is an opportunity to explain in more detail relevant items in your resume. Refer to the fact that your resume is enclosed. Mention other enclosures if such are required to apply for a position.

3rd paragraph: Indicate that you would like the opportunity to interview for a position or to talk with the employer to learn more about their opportunities or hiring plans. State what you will do to follow up, such as telephone the employer within two weeks. If you will be in the employer’s location and could offer to schedule a visit, indicate when. State that you would be glad to provide the employer with any additional information needed. Thank the employer for her/his consideration.

Sincerely,

(Your handwritten signature [on hard copy])

Your name typed
(In case of e-mail, your full contact info appears below your printed name [instead of at the top, as for hard copy], and of course there is no handwritten signature)

Enclosure(s) (refers to resume, etc.)

(Note: the contents of your letter might best be arranged into four paragraphs. Consider what you need to say and use good writing style. See the following examples for variations in organization and layout.)

  For homework: please correct the bad cover letter!

LIS 1 Oral Project

In groups of 2-3 you will be expected to orally present a story that you have created using 4 photos that you have chosen (2 characters, 1 situation, and 1 location).

You will need to type of a description (at least one paragraph each)of these 4 images using the vocabulary of description that we discussed in class before starting your story. These will be turned in with the completed project.

Then, using your 4 pictures, write a story about the characters in a situation that takes place in your location. This story should be 2 pages in length.

You will then be orally presenting your project on 5/11/2013 in class. You will need to either make a powerpoint of your images or put them onto a poster so that your classmates can see them. You will present your descriptions and then tell your story.

Each student must speak eaqually and you can not read your script, it must be clear that you have practiced your speech.

What you will turn in:

- Your 4 images with descriptions totaling one page typed 12pt font.
- Your 2 page story using the 4 images typed in 12pt font and double spaced.
- Powerpoint or poster with images.
- In class oral presentation.

Class 9: 16/10/13 M1 Tourism Oral Project

Today we worked in class in groups of 3 on the oral project that will be presented in class the 6/11/13.

Travel Campaign Project

For your group project, you and a group of students will create a travel campaign for an interesting destination or series of destinations, one that is not typically visited.  You can choose from my list of examples, but you will need to make them original, or you may choose your own topic (all topics must be approved). 

Destinations

Chernobyl, Ukraine

Death Valley, California

Cholet, France

Tours

Nude Beaches of the World

Cheese Fabrication of France

Rest-Stop Tours of America

The job of travel agencies, no matter what the product, is to make it look attractive so that you will buy it.  You must know the target audience that you are selling to and the type of things that they would be interested in.  You want to capture their interest, and make them think your proposal is "cool" and not to be missed!

You and your group are in charge of developing these aspects of the advertising campaign for this travel package.  You will be "pitching" your travel campaign to me, the perspective buyer.

Important parts of your project:

-          Brainstorm:  You should first have a discussion about your choice of destination and tour, and think of buzzwords that go along with it.

-          Target Audience: Decide who would best benefit from this kind of travel experience and how you can reach this audience, do your buzzwords attract their attention?

-          Slogan: Now, make your company and create your slogan, something short and sweet that defines you and your travel experience.

-          Marketing: How would you market your campaign?  How would you best reach your audience?  Would you use television, newspaper, facebook?  Think about where you would get the word out.

What you turn in:

-          Media Marketing Piece: Whether it be a PowerPoint that you use during your presentation, a poster that you have made, or a flyer that you draft up to hand out to students.

-          Written Summary of the Travel Package: All the important information that I would need about this travel adventure in order to go on it.  Prices, itinerary, travel details, trip details etc.

-          Oral Presentation to the Class: Sell your travel idea to the class using your media and your English skills.  Every person needs to speak during the presentation!  The presentation will be between 5-10 min long. 

Remember I am an English teacher so the ENGLISH is the most important part of this project!  Most importantly, have fun and make a great travel package!!!!